Good idea Roger !! I only have one account .. my own admin account. I will create another one and see what happens !
On 30/05/2010, at 7:57 PM, Roger Kortas wrote: > Hi Stephen > > do you have two accounts on your mac? > > If so start from the other account and see if that works, if not create one > when it does start and restart from your new one > > > Roger > > On 30/05/2010, at 7:40 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: > >> Hello folks, >> >> I first encountered this problem about a month ago and was offered some very >> sensible advice by other WAMUGERS. All of which I have exercised. >> >> Frequently (about 30% of the time) when I start my iMac 2.15, once the >> desktop has appeared, the screen seems to freeze. The dock will not appear >> and I cannot get the Apple pull down menu to appear. So I have to power off >> using the power button and then boot up again. It nearly always starts >> without a problem on the second try. >> >> I am using latest Mac OSX. >> >> I have deleted all applications in System Preferences/Accounts/Login Items >> (except for iTunes Helper). >> I have also uninstalled Virus Barrier X6. >> But the problem still persists !! >> >> What will happen with iTunes if I delete iTunes Helper ? >> I have never used "repair disk permissions". Could that be of any >> significance ? >> If I do "repair disk permissions" is there anything I need to know about >> doing this ? >> >> >> Can anyone suggest any other remedies that I can try ? >> This is becoming quite frustrating. >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
